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based entity, and to the united nations. the principle reason why this is being pushed by china, by india, by russia is because they want to see a reterritorialization along those lines. it's a prereck cigs for them to create a model that's attributable, and, secondly, because for them, cyberspace is not a threat to them in the way we see it, threats to network, but what's done through those networks. population, given the ability to express views unpopular to regimes, popular mobilization in the way we've seen it in the arab spring. i mean, i think the fact that we sometimes talk different languages at the international level, we lack mechanisms is a huge gray area that sometimes is in or advantage, herego, the case to use drones in yemen, and sometimes a huge disadvantage, and i look to the minister to deal with cyber criminality where the jurisdictional problem effectively mean we cannot address the main root cause of some of needs issues. >> we a question back here, and when you are done with the question, pass the micro
based entity, and to the united nations. the principle reason why this is being pushed by china, by india, by russia is because they want to see a reterritorialization along those lines. it's a prereck cigs for them to create a model that's attributable, and, secondly, because for them, cyberspace is not a threat to them in the way we see it, threats to network, but what's done through those networks. population, given the ability to express views unpopular to regimes, popular mobilization in...
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what will be a net fiscal impact to the united states overtime? let's say you're coming into the country when you're 62-year-old just-in-time to collect -- doesn't quite work that way but you won't necessarily be in the prime h. workforce. versus someone who is i am 25 years old and i went to in imperial college of london and i've been impressive skill set and a lot of folks will want to hire me and i will be working for a long time. i will be working until i'm 68 years old. i will be pouring a lot into those tax numbers and actually that's going to make a difference in terms who -- if we believe we will have a safety net that has to be funded. take the immigration off the table for a second. the lifetime net tax rate that is the amount you are taking into the system versus what you are going out is going up pretty much in a matter what we do. for the baby rumors that lifetime net is in the neighborhood of the 20s. we are talking about a lifetime tax rate of the 70s. we want to look it will make that big positive impact in net fiscal term and indi
what will be a net fiscal impact to the united states overtime? let's say you're coming into the country when you're 62-year-old just-in-time to collect -- doesn't quite work that way but you won't necessarily be in the prime h. workforce. versus someone who is i am 25 years old and i went to in imperial college of london and i've been impressive skill set and a lot of folks will want to hire me and i will be working for a long time. i will be working until i'm 68 years old. i will be pouring a...
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>> as you know, the united states continues in afghanistan. we are winding down and the president has made clear his policy. as we have done that and as we continue to do that, we continue to assist afghanistan in the building i've been training at the afghan national security forces. that's the right policy. in the end, there has to be both reconciliation in the turbine afghanistan, but there have to be afghan forces that are in can be responsible for security. the process to afghan security forces is arty underway and will continue as american forces drawdown. sorry, zach. >> two questions. first on the sequestered. does the president believed that the past march 1st at night would be kind of a mortal economic blow like the fiscal cliff in debt limit? is there more room at the deadline to come up with the proposal for how to do so, but is there room to manage, unlike the fiscal cliff in the debt limit? >> well, i think all of us here would hesitate to rank terrible things in order of their terribleness. so the fact is we shouldn't get to tha
>> as you know, the united states continues in afghanistan. we are winding down and the president has made clear his policy. as we have done that and as we continue to do that, we continue to assist afghanistan in the building i've been training at the afghan national security forces. that's the right policy. in the end, there has to be both reconciliation in the turbine afghanistan, but there have to be afghan forces that are in can be responsible for security. the process to afghan...
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china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes to our military interest as well. away have seen the growing territorial dispute between china and philippines and china and japan and japan and korea. how do we rather than it out without getting drawn to the dispute which we have no immediate interest in. it makes it harder to stay disconnected if we have a larger footprint there? >> senator, i'm not convinced that increased military rampup is critical yet. i'm not convince yet. that's something i want to look at carefully when and if you confirm and i get in there and dig in a little deeper. we have a lot more bases out there t
china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes...
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but now the unites were mixed at the time i was in. there was black soldier slept in the same barracks and went to the same mess hall to eat as white soldiers, and that was not true before. >> host: what was the difference you mentioned you weren't familiar with the south. you came out of philadelphia. what was the attitude differences? >> guest: well, to give you an example it was 1959. when i was going to fort stewart, georgia. i was on the bus. i remember stopping, i believe, in some town just south of as you got to virginia, and i saw -- it was sitting out -- i think it was peter berg, virginia. and the bus stop and i woke up and saw the sign and said white waiting room and colored waiting room. that was the first time i was exposed to that. and in savannah, when we got down to savannah, i got off the bus and begun to walk around and i got back on the bus there was a lady sitting in my seat. i was sitting behind the driver. a white lady was sitting in the seat and said excuse me. and she said it was taken. i said i know. it's my se
but now the unites were mixed at the time i was in. there was black soldier slept in the same barracks and went to the same mess hall to eat as white soldiers, and that was not true before. >> host: what was the difference you mentioned you weren't familiar with the south. you came out of philadelphia. what was the attitude differences? >> guest: well, to give you an example it was 1959. when i was going to fort stewart, georgia. i was on the bus. i remember stopping, i believe, in...
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that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care reform. many major provisions are scheduled to take effect in 20 # -- 2014, just a little more than a year from now. the act demonstrates the project's design to improve the delivery system and opens access to coverage and projected to cover millions more individuals. .. >> what i want to talk about today is the way to simplify health care as to putting it firmly and finally to a sustainable level. if you look at health care from the point of view of the average person, the system is unbelievably complex and fragmented. health care decisions often mov
that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care...
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after canada it will be the united states chairmanship. so there are only eight nations that make up the arctic council. the whole world is really interested. china is certainly interested in the maritime commerce potential come in the resources. the potential for environmental catastrophe is pretty gigantic there as well. rescue missions, et cetera. what is the special burden of canada and the united states with respect to the arctic council? should countries like china be allowed on server status, and just briefly while ago, kathleen, kathleen, senator mccain in the last panel, the law of the secrets was mention. you think the next congress will ratify it? if not, why not? thanks. >> the special burden, the role i think of arctic council members, all of whom are democracies, one of the underpinnings of democracies is a rules-based system is respect for the rule of law. in addition to accountability to the people who elect you. so canada has, you know, tremendous attachment obsession sovereignty over our to believe the largest part of the
after canada it will be the united states chairmanship. so there are only eight nations that make up the arctic council. the whole world is really interested. china is certainly interested in the maritime commerce potential come in the resources. the potential for environmental catastrophe is pretty gigantic there as well. rescue missions, et cetera. what is the special burden of canada and the united states with respect to the arctic council? should countries like china be allowed on server...
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he later represented the united states and u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and serve as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, to st. louis, and the washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. in making this introduction, i all our speaker an apology. and we need the apology, you are going to conclude that you haven't already, that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially when the friend is vulnerable. and then when he's vulnerable, i pounce. tonight's origin was a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding of victoria will, george his only daughter, and the apple of his i. george was standing on the edge of the hotel ballroom, taking in one of life's great moments. married to the daughter was so deeply emotional. and george, the loving father was clearly caught up in the moment. and that was the moment that i seized the opportunity -- [laughter] -- to strike. i sidled up
he later represented the united states and u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and serve as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, to st. louis, and the washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. in making this introduction, i all our speaker an apology. and we need the apology, you are going to conclude that you haven't already, that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who...
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the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarks, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserves of what saudi arabia holds today. the key to it is access the ability to develop it, find the technologies to extract it for domestic consumption, and you potential export as we look down the road. so the hindrance to us today as to what we look at i believe government policies. all we need to do is look at what the states have done on state and private land, again, north dakota being a perfect example. but you can see this in colorado. you conceived in pennsylvania. governor of pennsylvania talks about creating over 85,000 jobs in 18 months in the state of pennsylvania. but it's on private and state land. if federal policy neither did the example and model of what our governors are doing, it would be a game changing opportunity. today, over 85% of the outer continental shelf is still off limits. even for industry to look into seek to find what is out there. permeating and leasing
the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarks, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserves of what saudi arabia holds today. the key to it is access the ability to develop it, find the technologies to extract it for domestic consumption, and you potential export as we look down the road. so the hindrance to us today as to what we look at i believe government policies. all we need to do is look at what the states have done on state and...
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senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that diplomacy and sanctions alone are too weak to compel iranian compliance with the international community's demands. a frank discussion of military options and preparations give credibility to the rest of our strategy. no one should suppose that these steps mean anything other than preparing the ground for the logical necessary access to measures of last resort. at the bipartisan policy center, i participated in an exhaustive analysis of all the means and consequences of potential military action against iran's nuclear weapons program. there were no war advocates among us. nevertheless, if it is true that a nuclear weapons-capable iran is una
senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that diplomacy and sanctions alone are too weak to compel iranian compliance with the...
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because the decision by the united states not to involve itself -- and when i say the united states, i mean the obama administration -- not to involve itself in any way in the syrian conflict has done exactly what we bemoaned, what fred talked about in libya which is that it has subcontracted policy to qatar and to other gulf countries who do not have the same tastes in rebels that we do. to put not too fine a point on it. so when you look at the blowback from libya and you ask yourself why is it that the people with whom we are now defending -- against whom we are now defending ourselves in benghazi or others where weapons have flown out are such islamist extremists? the answer is because those who were like-minded to us and chose to act against gadhafi, chose to act in a way that is anathema to us. and is we are lucky because of our limited involvement with our nato allies in libya that we have a government there that is a moderate government, a government of people that tried to pull an ambassador who was being murdered out of the situation rather than push him into one. but what
because the decision by the united states not to involve itself -- and when i say the united states, i mean the obama administration -- not to involve itself in any way in the syrian conflict has done exactly what we bemoaned, what fred talked about in libya which is that it has subcontracted policy to qatar and to other gulf countries who do not have the same tastes in rebels that we do. to put not too fine a point on it. so when you look at the blowback from libya and you ask yourself why is...
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we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance we can govern, that we have better ideas. you know, the fact is we are not in the wilderness. republicans control both the house and most of the statehouses. so we have to oppose the president in the senate on some fronts, and we have to engage him on others. because we can't let our country have a debt rye sis. -- crisis. and if they won't help fix our debt crisis, we have to buy time. we have to keep the bond markets at stake for the sake of our people. that means we'll face some tough moments. like the fiscal cliff. you know, i know we all didn't see eye to eye on that vote. here's how i saw it. on january 1 the senate voted overwhelmingly to prevent tax hikes on 98% of americans. it made the lower tax rates permanent. that's something we couldn't achieve when george bush was in office. and president obama got less revenue than the speaker offered in the first place. in short, there was no way we were going to get a better deal for the ameri
we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance we can govern, that we have better ideas. you know, the fact is we are not in the wilderness. republicans control both the house and most of the statehouses. so we have to oppose the president in the senate on some fronts, and we have to engage him on others. because we can't let our country have a debt rye sis. -- crisis. and if they won't help fix our debt crisis, we have to buy time. we have to keep the bond markets at stake...
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people all over the world looking to the united states. we are known as the indispensable nation for good reason. no nation has more opportunity to the advance the cause of democracy. no nation is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are. to protect our nation and make good on promises as well as to live up to our deals and meet the crisis of this moment, it's urgent that we show people in the rest of the war of the we can get our business done in an effective and timely way. it is difficult enough to solve some of the problems of reface, but i will tell you it becomes impossible or near impossible if we, ourselves, replace our credibility and leverage with gridlock and dysfunction. have heard it in my trips and secretary clinton has heard it in her trips. any of you who travel will begin to your questions about whether not the united states can or will deliver. moreover, more than ever foreign-policy his economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america it is uncertain
people all over the world looking to the united states. we are known as the indispensable nation for good reason. no nation has more opportunity to the advance the cause of democracy. no nation is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are. to protect our nation and make good on promises as well as to live up to our deals and meet the crisis of this moment, it's urgent that we show people in the rest of the war of the we can get our business done in an effective and timely way. it is...
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in fact, only argentina, chad, and uzbekistan have higher tax rates than does the united states. while the u.s. are corporate rate has remained high, other countries are lowering their rates. sweden, for example, has become the latest country to announce that it will lower corporate tax rates in part to help attract more foreign investment in sweden. our corporate tax rates continue to be higher than they should and rewee lose our competitive advantage to other nations in part because of that high tax rate. mr. president, i want to talk about a way to fix both these problems. since joining the senate, i have introduced in each new congress the fair tax act. today i am reintroducing this legislation because of my belief that the fair tax can fix the problems built into our current tax code. the fair tax will promote freedom and economic opportunity by eliminating our current archaic and inefficient tax code and replacing it with a simpler, fairer means of collecting tax revenue. it will repeal the individual income tax, the corporate income tax, capital gains tax, all payroll taxe
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the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead of me. that is a really good question. i don't know -- the relationship between america and george w. bush was very solid. my mind drifted. your question was the israelis. i am sorry. time for a refill on my coffee. many, many discussions with the germans relative to their position, relative to our position and the israeli issue. public sentiment in germany as a whole is strongly for a reconciliation for the palestinians, yeah overlying all of that is the residue of the holocaust. i think i can say this. i have a private discussion with the foreign minister on this topic and it had to do with iran
the question is about europe and the united states. those two areas have different views about current policy of the israeli government and there seems to be a lot of stress in that relationship. can you comment about that? >> it is one issue i had to deal with in germany. in the audience, my deputy chief in lane, good friend of several of us, works on my staff. knows a lot more about these questions than i do and which he was up here instead of me. that is a really good question. i don't...
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the passion of human beings in society such as the united states had believed to be domesticated. the no longer pretend to be tyrannical or otherwise undermine the order. hence wilson thought the state emancipated from the founders static constitution should be coming and i quote him, had instrumentalities for quickening in every suitable way. of collective and individual development. well, who was to determine what these might be suitable? the answer might be the government itself. wilson was as progressives tended to be a historic assist. that is someone with a strong sense of history he thought had its own unfolding logic, its autonomous trajectory, its proper destination. was the duty of leaders to discern the destination towards progressing and to make government the unfettered of the process, progressives tend to exalt the role of farsighted leaders and the role of the american president. this too put them at odds with the founders. the words leader and leaders of here just 13 times in all of the federalist papers. once as a reference to those that led the revolution. the ot
the passion of human beings in society such as the united states had believed to be domesticated. the no longer pretend to be tyrannical or otherwise undermine the order. hence wilson thought the state emancipated from the founders static constitution should be coming and i quote him, had instrumentalities for quickening in every suitable way. of collective and individual development. well, who was to determine what these might be suitable? the answer might be the government itself. wilson was...
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i mean, we're sitting here in the top of the hill and overlooking our magnificent capitol of the united states of america knowing that the policies over efforts of the country are generated by the people, and we need input, will continue to do round tables,ment you to not stop the conversation today, but start the conversation today, hit the web page leading with conservation.org, leave your comments k look at the input, and we'll continue to develop a conversation that we hope will generate public policy at the state, local, and federal level to help with conservation across the country and beyond so we're just starting. >> i think with that note, i'll wrap up. we have lunch coming, but i want to reflect on the words of my favorite my loss ser, as we look at this forward momentum, he says, "the future ain't what it used to be." let's move forward to that future, and let's have some lunch. thank you. [applause] >> richard nixon was born 100 years ago today, and p tonight, the richard nickon foundation hosts a dinner marking the president's birthday. >> i think that that collectivization
i mean, we're sitting here in the top of the hill and overlooking our magnificent capitol of the united states of america knowing that the policies over efforts of the country are generated by the people, and we need input, will continue to do round tables,ment you to not stop the conversation today, but start the conversation today, hit the web page leading with conservation.org, leave your comments k look at the input, and we'll continue to develop a conversation that we hope will generate...
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damaging dynamic that can rid units apart. if news gets out, unit members can take sides causing all to lose focus of the nation. third, military research finds a history of any kind of assault doubles the risk of posttraumposttraum atic stress symptoms when the victim is exposed to combat. while we'd all like this change to occur quickly, there are challenges that we must over, and these are not unique to the military. first, no one expects to become a victim of sexual assault. this is particularly true for 18-25-year-olds who are most at risk. second, most sex offenders do not believe that their behavior is criminal. nearly all sex offenders use cognitive distortions to justify and russia to their behavior. consequently, messages about accountability do not register with them or motivate change. third, with so many competing messages in the environment come and for information in preventing and reporting sexual assault states in the background a special if you don't think you're going to become a victim. the most promising m
damaging dynamic that can rid units apart. if news gets out, unit members can take sides causing all to lose focus of the nation. third, military research finds a history of any kind of assault doubles the risk of posttraumposttraum atic stress symptoms when the victim is exposed to combat. while we'd all like this change to occur quickly, there are challenges that we must over, and these are not unique to the military. first, no one expects to become a victim of sexual assault. this is...
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it deserves our support in the united states senate. i congratulate speaker boehner on his leadership with regard to this issue and the house for its bipartisan approach to a tough but necessary vote. let us pass this legislation today and move on to debate over what further deficit-reduction options need to keep america's economy moving forward. in the words of lincoln, "the occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion." thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: mr. president, right now the federal debt stands at roughly $16.4 trilli trillion. i don't know how anyone can hear that number and not be appalled. nor do i believe there's been -- there will be over ten years $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction. in fact, i don't see any deficit reduction except perhaps bringing our soldiers back. but that's not particularly deficit reduction, since it looks like we're going to have difficulty maintaining the military in the -- wit
it deserves our support in the united states senate. i congratulate speaker boehner on his leadership with regard to this issue and the house for its bipartisan approach to a tough but necessary vote. let us pass this legislation today and move on to debate over what further deficit-reduction options need to keep america's economy moving forward. in the words of lincoln, "the occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion." thank you, mr. president. i yield...
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these are really three very fine additions to the united states senate. and in the case of senator klobuchar and senator coons, they're two respected members on the senate judiciary committee and senator rubio, who in my view is one of the most knowledgeable senators we have on immigration policy and as you can see, a terrific leader in so many other way, we send a strong message that both sides of the aisle can come together to craft bipartisan legislation to address one of our country's most urgent economic needs. yesterday eight of our colleagues unveiled a framework to overhaul our nation's immigration system. i'm proud of them. i commend them for their willingness to work in a bipartisan way to reform our immigration laws. it's very much needed and one of the leaders is our own senator rubio, as well as senator schumer and senator mccain, and others as well, but i hate to not mention -- but i think you get the point. similarly, the work that senators klobuchar, rubio, coons, and i have done in crafting the i-squared act of 2013 was no easy task and r
these are really three very fine additions to the united states senate. and in the case of senator klobuchar and senator coons, they're two respected members on the senate judiciary committee and senator rubio, who in my view is one of the most knowledgeable senators we have on immigration policy and as you can see, a terrific leader in so many other way, we send a strong message that both sides of the aisle can come together to craft bipartisan legislation to address one of our country's most...
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of the readiness of their unit and we also owe them the tools to do the job. one is training and another is to develop the system that allows them to not only put standards in place but then to enforce the standards by then applying measures to people who would choose to not comply with the standard of conduct and behavior so it's important in my view to retain the commanders as a central role in the justice system and the secretary defense recognizes this early this year when he decided to elevate the disposition authority for the commander, and previously that disposition position is to what direction the case would take in a sexual assault case the court martial, administrative separation or so forth that decision is moved from the 05 rank to the 06 ranked which the navy's and captain and airforce ranger, and i served in command at both of those levels and i can tell you that as and 06 commander about 25 years in the army versus 20 at a very low level handled a significant number more cases in putting the courts martial and much more experience serving and
of the readiness of their unit and we also owe them the tools to do the job. one is training and another is to develop the system that allows them to not only put standards in place but then to enforce the standards by then applying measures to people who would choose to not comply with the standard of conduct and behavior so it's important in my view to retain the commanders as a central role in the justice system and the secretary defense recognizes this early this year when he decided to...
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the best it's ever been and better than any other large city in the united states. therred income tax credit is another important thing. we have the most generous in the country because here in new york city we add a state credit and city credit to the mix. this tax credit is a classic transfer program it provides far more than the amount needed to refund payroll tax and the expenses. but probably most important the earned income tax credit helped keep low killed is workers working and off cash welfare. there are food stamps. here the level of support has been uneven. one of the differences between the bloomberg administration about predecessor is the my your so long as we can expect the work and there are adequate fraud preventions and finger images believe they are another important element of our efforts to increase the economic strength of low-income working families. push by federal and state policies which we are required to -- and by our own desire to make the application process simpler for our recipient and workers. it's grown dramatically from 779 re,000 r
the best it's ever been and better than any other large city in the united states. therred income tax credit is another important thing. we have the most generous in the country because here in new york city we add a state credit and city credit to the mix. this tax credit is a classic transfer program it provides far more than the amount needed to refund payroll tax and the expenses. but probably most important the earned income tax credit helped keep low killed is workers working and off cash...
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this is the united states of america. there's a reason we call ourselves the united states of america, because we respond collectively to the needs of our citizens regardless of what part of the country they are from. and we cannot get that type of recovery that both we and the nation need unless we have a more robust response. i want to thank you both for your testimony. i appreciate. i know we look forward to continuing to work with you. and as you depart, let me call up and introduce our next panel. james weinstein is executive director of new jersey transit, the largest gateway transit agency in the nation. and he has kept a cool head and a very tumultuous time for the agency. he will help us understand the damage figures the transit occurred and the challenges the agency faces to protect going forward. mr. thomas pendergrast is the president of the metropolitan transportation authority, new york city transit, they suffered extensive flood damage during the storm, and i'm glad he is here to help us wrap her mind aroun
this is the united states of america. there's a reason we call ourselves the united states of america, because we respond collectively to the needs of our citizens regardless of what part of the country they are from. and we cannot get that type of recovery that both we and the nation need unless we have a more robust response. i want to thank you both for your testimony. i appreciate. i know we look forward to continuing to work with you. and as you depart, let me call up and introduce our...
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we have been united. we, for many parts of the world, by our confidence in democracy. as i go forward with my countrymen and women, along the difficult path of building a truly democratic society where all our people can live together in peace remember always that burma is a nation of many ethnic nationalities and people. we believe that we can go forward in unity and in peace, and give ourselves the satisfaction of helping us to get to the place where all people wish to get to, the place where dreams are realized. thank you. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the chaplain of the united states senate, dr. barry black, for the benediction. >> let us pray. god's glory fills the skies, triumph over the shades of nig night. lord, thank you for this congressional gold medal ceremony, and the opportunity we have had to honor a woman of excellence, daw aung san suu kyi. we praise you for her passion, for freedom, for her willingness to sacrifice for truth, and for her courage to clean to her convictions. may her compassion, courage, and confidence challenges us when
we have been united. we, for many parts of the world, by our confidence in democracy. as i go forward with my countrymen and women, along the difficult path of building a truly democratic society where all our people can live together in peace remember always that burma is a nation of many ethnic nationalities and people. we believe that we can go forward in unity and in peace, and give ourselves the satisfaction of helping us to get to the place where all people wish to get to, the place where...
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why does that define the united states senate? it seems to me the senate was defined in the constitution where we have two senators from every state, small and large. where we're elected every six years, not every two. where the senate has certain functions on treaties, on nominations. and that the house of representatives doesn't have them. and where the constitution is very clear, there are five times when the senate must have a supermajority to act. again, i would point out that the senate will by its very nature, even under my reform proposal or that by mr. udall or mr. merkley would still operate based on unanimous consent. and each senator will continue to understand that maintaining good relationships with all senators, working hard to become experts on issues will remain the essence of what it means to be a senator. not the ability to filibuster. so to those who say we'll become more like the house, i say, no, that's not going to happen. you say well it could. well, sure it could. some future senate could wipe out all the
why does that define the united states senate? it seems to me the senate was defined in the constitution where we have two senators from every state, small and large. where we're elected every six years, not every two. where the senate has certain functions on treaties, on nominations. and that the house of representatives doesn't have them. and where the constitution is very clear, there are five times when the senate must have a supermajority to act. again, i would point out that the senate...
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the united states house has repeatedly passed budgets. the senate refused to even bring one up in committee or on the floor for over two years now. and so they passed a -- they've said they're raising the debt limit for about three months but they have declared that the senate doesn't get paid until we have a budget. well, there's no punishment in the bill. i was a former federal prosecutor for almost 15 years and try -- know how to read a code. has no penalty. says says congress -- said the senate should bring up a budget, it should complete that budget process in committee by april 1 and then the full senate should take it up and it should be completed by april 15 in the senate. it's given priority, 50 hours of debate, unlimited virtually amendments, an opportunity to really debate the financial condition of america. and that's why it hasn't happened. senator reid, the democratic leader for the last several years has said it's foolish to have a budget. what he meant was, it's foolish politically. because when you bring up a budget, this
the united states house has repeatedly passed budgets. the senate refused to even bring one up in committee or on the floor for over two years now. and so they passed a -- they've said they're raising the debt limit for about three months but they have declared that the senate doesn't get paid until we have a budget. well, there's no punishment in the bill. i was a former federal prosecutor for almost 15 years and try -- know how to read a code. has no penalty. says says congress -- said the...
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the united states has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, and also, the united states is one of the few countries in the world with a system that is called a global tax system rather than a territorial tax system. during the 113th congress, we're going to continue to advocate for comprehensive tax reform that broad pes the base that reduces corporate tax rates and that moves through a competitive territorial system. proctor and gamble pays taxes around the world, and this should be a level playing field so each business has the confidence of knowing they pay roughly the same amount of income tax that its competitors in markets both at home and abroad. in terms of deficit reform, the obvious problem that must be addressed is the fact that the united states spends at a rate that far exceeds the rate of revenue that we're receiving. this situation often occurs during recessions as a lagging economy produces less revenue from income and payroll taxes while government spending programs continue to expand. the longer term problem is not related directly to the recent recession desp
the united states has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, and also, the united states is one of the few countries in the world with a system that is called a global tax system rather than a territorial tax system. during the 113th congress, we're going to continue to advocate for comprehensive tax reform that broad pes the base that reduces corporate tax rates and that moves through a competitive territorial system. proctor and gamble pays taxes around the world, and this should be a...
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when you look at the unite and you compare it to -- the united states and compare it to, say, the united kingdom, we do not have lots more assaults, lots more robberies than places like the united kingdom. is place where we're really different is with respect to our homicide rate. it's just the homicide rate that makes us different, and almost all the difference between the united states and united kingdom, almost all of it is driven by gun homicides. so i think, you know, i am not very enthusiastic about letting my 8-year-old daughter watching violent video games, but i think the gun piece of this really is, to me, the most important thing that makes us so different from other industrialized countries. >> the point i would make with respect to that is that there is a big difference between homicide here and homicide abroad that you don't see in other crime categories. there is also a great deal of variation in homicide among the 50 states that seem to bear no relation at all to gun laws or the prevalence of guns. and, i mean, vermont has probably the loosest gun raws in the country -- l
when you look at the unite and you compare it to -- the united states and compare it to, say, the united kingdom, we do not have lots more assaults, lots more robberies than places like the united kingdom. is place where we're really different is with respect to our homicide rate. it's just the homicide rate that makes us different, and almost all the difference between the united states and united kingdom, almost all of it is driven by gun homicides. so i think, you know, i am not very...
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the united states and just the way it works if the united states whispers something here, it becomes a roar in venezuela. it is a magnifying impact, which the government of venezuela of course uses and likes to do that. they are in fact the magnifier. >> are you good? >> i'm good. >> i have a lot of additional questions and i know all of you do, too. this is been from my perspective an interesting conversation, and a lot of things that we could continue to explore. let's see what's on all of your minds. what i would like you to do this once you have been identified, i would like you to wait for the microphone, and also then identify yourself by name and organization, and if the question is directed to a particular panelist, please identify that panelist. i really want to insist that these are questions, not statements. simply limit yourself to questions and then we will go right here, please. >> thank you. i'm a retired officer currently working in honduras for the state department. >> is a microphone on? can you hear? okay. >> other question about the economic impact of the change o
the united states and just the way it works if the united states whispers something here, it becomes a roar in venezuela. it is a magnifying impact, which the government of venezuela of course uses and likes to do that. they are in fact the magnifier. >> are you good? >> i'm good. >> i have a lot of additional questions and i know all of you do, too. this is been from my perspective an interesting conversation, and a lot of things that we could continue to explore. let's see...
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unit costs are going to go up. and not to mention it's going to cause all sorts of contract modifications and renegotiations, it's going to create a backlog of contracting work and back to the first point, the civilian workers at dod who process those contract modifications, they're going to be furloughs for one month at some point in the remainder of the fiscal year. so this is going to be a contracting nightmare for dod. >> an important point here. you're basically verifying what the pentagon has been saying on the 800,000 employees. when this first came out -- [inaudible] a week ago, they waxed and waned. it was, oh, it wouldn't be all. all would be notified, but only some would be furloughed and then george little kind of said, no, all would be furloughed. you're basically verifying it's not a horror story, they're not crying wolf here. basically, all -- [inaudible] at some point in the year would be furloughed if this played out. >> yeah. using my back of the envelope calculations, i can verify that. it is vir
unit costs are going to go up. and not to mention it's going to cause all sorts of contract modifications and renegotiations, it's going to create a backlog of contracting work and back to the first point, the civilian workers at dod who process those contract modifications, they're going to be furloughs for one month at some point in the remainder of the fiscal year. so this is going to be a contracting nightmare for dod. >> an important point here. you're basically verifying what the...
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united states. >> is there really no other way? >> [inaudible] argues that, steve argues that there is an inability for servicers to write down principal on private label securitized loans. absolutely false. in fact, writing down a principal -- not just principal forbearance, but actually principal forgiveness -- has been increasing over time on securitized loans. he may be confusing that with gse loans. there is no ability of a servicer of a fannie or freddy loan to actually write down. so there is a very biggies 2006 there. second, he says that we, mrp, can't figure out a way to get these loans out. well, it's because mrp doesn't actually own the loans. what they're proposing at the core of its proposal is mrp wants to take loans from somebody else. that, in essence, is what eminent domain is all about. the person doesn't want to sell you those loans, so you go can and you take them. you grab them without that person's consent. we'll come back to the legal issues involved in that, i'm sure, throug
united states. >> is there really no other way? >> [inaudible] argues that, steve argues that there is an inability for servicers to write down principal on private label securitized loans. absolutely false. in fact, writing down a principal -- not just principal forbearance, but actually principal forgiveness -- has been increasing over time on securitized loans. he may be confusing that with gse loans. there is no ability of a servicer of a fannie or freddy loan to actually write...
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my question is regarding the debt and deficit issues of the united states. do you think how the united states can do spending cuts properly, but minimize effect on economic growth at the same time? thank you. >> you know, the obvious response to that is timing. spending cuts are necessary, it's obvious. they should be anchored in the medium term. they should be sufficiently solid as to remove the uncertainty around them, and they should clearly touch on entitlements among other things. >> perhaps we can take maybe two more questions. let's go to the front here. >> front row. >> front, thank you. >> hello, i'm mike from greece, but i have a question not on greece, but -- [inaudible] >> traveling south. >> yeah. they don't want the imf to participate in the program. can you tell us why two months after the statement that you issued in november, we have no deal yet between cypress? thank you. >> you know, we -- the imf has been engaged, and we have, indeed, sent the mission on the ground, and we have had a dialogue with the cypress authorities. the building blo
my question is regarding the debt and deficit issues of the united states. do you think how the united states can do spending cuts properly, but minimize effect on economic growth at the same time? thank you. >> you know, the obvious response to that is timing. spending cuts are necessary, it's obvious. they should be anchored in the medium term. they should be sufficiently solid as to remove the uncertainty around them, and they should clearly touch on entitlements among other things....
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the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal relationship with native peoples and its origins in the constitution. the united states policy of supporting self-determination and self-governance for indigenous peoples leads to native self-sufficiency, resulting in our continued ability to be productive and contribute to the well-being of our families, our communities and our great nation. that is why i work to secure parity in federal policy for my people the native hawaiians. the united states has recognized hundreds of alaska native and american indian communities. it is long past tim
the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal...
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what do we need, what does the united states want to accomplish in united afghanistan? if the mission is clearly defined, then we can say this will take so much troops, so many troops. and i know that definition is now more confined into a counterterrorist presence in afghanistan, not so much of a counterinsurgency which will be carried out by afghans. but again, the question is who is the terror itselfs? is haqqani included on that or not? a clear definition on that will determine how many troops will be needed. so i, i don't want to run over my time, but i would love to discuss some of these issues in more detail if there is interest. thank you. >> thank you very much. so i think we've got a pretty comprehensive layout. let me ask a question to start off to each of the speakers, and then i'm going to open it up to the audience. so let me start with ambassador jawad. you mentioned four transitions. from a perspective of the outsiders whether it's the u.s., nato, world bank, pakistan, etc., what are the, what would be the most helpful thing in your per spect pif for eit
what do we need, what does the united states want to accomplish in united afghanistan? if the mission is clearly defined, then we can say this will take so much troops, so many troops. and i know that definition is now more confined into a counterterrorist presence in afghanistan, not so much of a counterinsurgency which will be carried out by afghans. but again, the question is who is the terror itselfs? is haqqani included on that or not? a clear definition on that will determine how many...
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and the united states. essentially what the e.u. has been doing, in my judgment, is to -- [inaudible] their regulatory provisions to i don't like the word "protect" exactly because it's overused, but to essentially safeguard their market from our competition. so we ought to be able to do that. if any two structures should be able to meet those, those tests, it's our two. that, i think, is very doable. i mean, the french will have to be willing to let us enter into their market. you know we've had the same problem with the russia pntr, and i think we have basically taken a step to resolve it. if we can do it with russia, we can do it with the e.u. >> mark? >> mr. chairman, you talk about the republican party changing. when the democrats are in the majority, they had, if i'm not mistaken, white blue dog democrats from arkansas, alabama, south carolina, mississippi, louisiana, north carolina and virginia. they're gone. the democrats have changed. i mean, isn't this a question that there's a gulf between the two parties? the democrats a
and the united states. essentially what the e.u. has been doing, in my judgment, is to -- [inaudible] their regulatory provisions to i don't like the word "protect" exactly because it's overused, but to essentially safeguard their market from our competition. so we ought to be able to do that. if any two structures should be able to meet those, those tests, it's our two. that, i think, is very doable. i mean, the french will have to be willing to let us enter into their market. you...
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because that is not what we have right now in the united states. what we have, in fact, is a system and senate discuss, it's startling when i heard this. the nation has a demand nearly for 120,000 computer science engineers, but our universities only produce 40,000 people. this is an indictment of our educational system. we need to fix that. we need to get to a point in this country where we have 120,000 people graduating to meet the demand. but in the short term right now we have to deal with the fact that of those 80,000 jobs, those 80,000 graduates are not created here, those jobs are still going to exist. they're just not going to exist here. these companies are not going to wait for us to produce more graduates. these companies are not going to wait for us to fix our immigration system. they have a business to run and if they can't find the people they need to fill these jobs, they will just send those jobs to another country. let me to you what that means in practical terms. the high-paying jobs in these industries will be paying the taxes to
because that is not what we have right now in the united states. what we have, in fact, is a system and senate discuss, it's startling when i heard this. the nation has a demand nearly for 120,000 computer science engineers, but our universities only produce 40,000 people. this is an indictment of our educational system. we need to fix that. we need to get to a point in this country where we have 120,000 people graduating to meet the demand. but in the short term right now we have to deal with...
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the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarking, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserve of what saudi arabia hold today. the key is access the ability to develop it, define the technology to extract it for domestic consumption, and potential export as away look down the road. the hindrance to us today is look at, i believe, governmental policy. we need to do what the starts have done on state and private land. north dakota being a perfect example. you can see it in colorado, you can see it in pennsylvania, governor of pennsylvania talks about creating over 85,000 jobs over 18 months in the state of pennsylvania. it's on private and stand land. if federal policy mirror the example what our governors are doing, it would be a game-changing opportunity. today over 85% of the outer continental shell is off limits even for industry to look and seek to find what is out there. permit and leasing on shore, on lands, and federal lands united states is down. this is what policy
the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarking, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserve of what saudi arabia hold today. the key is access the ability to develop it, define the technology to extract it for domestic consumption, and potential export as away look down the road. the hindrance to us today is look at, i believe, governmental policy. we need to do what the starts have done on state and private land. north dakota being a...
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we have some of the weakest laws in the united states of america united states of america appears some places for you have tough laws, they may be crazy, but they're not totally. they buy whatever weapons in a week or last date and bring them back and, which is why we need federal legislation covering the united states of america. that's what we need. and the people involved in that particular business and in many instances could be a spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, whatever the case may be. they go have a friend do it. that person is engaged in criminal to be as far as i'm concerned. they should have the hammer comes down to solemnize the unit and the defendant is for people who walk around with unlicensed weapons. look to new york and commend governor cuomo for what he did yesterday. in new york city, a famous athlete if you use to go walk around with assault weapons shot himself in the leg and did two years in prison. this is serious business. we have too many young people, too many teens are too great access to these weapons and no one seems to care whether or not they have them or
we have some of the weakest laws in the united states of america united states of america appears some places for you have tough laws, they may be crazy, but they're not totally. they buy whatever weapons in a week or last date and bring them back and, which is why we need federal legislation covering the united states of america. that's what we need. and the people involved in that particular business and in many instances could be a spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, whatever the case may be....
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tells the history of smith & wesson, one of the largest gun manufacturers, handgun manufacturers in the united states that occurred in the 18 eighties in which with d.b. wesson, one of the founding partners of smith & wesson heard a story that the smith & wesson revolver was used by a child, when the child of the revolver to injure somebody. d.b. wesson found that unacceptable, so he told his son, joe wesson to design a child proof gun and the gun you see on the screen is the gun that joe wesson designed. if you look where the red arrow is, that is what is called the grip safety with. it is on the rearmost part of the gun that would have to be depressed by this area of your hand. my physician friends have taught me that is the eminence of the hand which i at first felt would be a middle eastern ruler. [laughter] but what this what fleshey part but have to push down the middle lever in order for the trigger to be told, and what smith & wesson called and said in this marketing material went to the smithsonian institute and we found their marketing materials from the 18 eighties they said and thi
tells the history of smith & wesson, one of the largest gun manufacturers, handgun manufacturers in the united states that occurred in the 18 eighties in which with d.b. wesson, one of the founding partners of smith & wesson heard a story that the smith & wesson revolver was used by a child, when the child of the revolver to injure somebody. d.b. wesson found that unacceptable, so he told his son, joe wesson to design a child proof gun and the gun you see on the screen is the gun...
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the united states federal policy doesn't dictate a lot of it. we basically use incentives and disincentives through taxes and great fun. but we're real decisions get made is at the local level. what i'm trying to get our flood insurance folks to look at is we've got to quit selling mitigation as a gloom and doom. we really need to look at it as a transference of risk. that you want to make good decisions for your community. you don't want to say i'm not a no broker. but what did you think is unique to give local decision-makers better tools that when they get high pressure to build because of jobs, they have the tools to say this makes sense, this doesn't make sense for community, the risk is too great. or by doing this medication we can manage this risk and benefit for that community. i think we oftentimes, and this is true in our flood insurance policy can we have a one size fits all and it's almost binary, yes or no. our preferences don't grow there. the last time i checked the ocean wasn't moving. people want to be near there. all right, fin
the united states federal policy doesn't dictate a lot of it. we basically use incentives and disincentives through taxes and great fun. but we're real decisions get made is at the local level. what i'm trying to get our flood insurance folks to look at is we've got to quit selling mitigation as a gloom and doom. we really need to look at it as a transference of risk. that you want to make good decisions for your community. you don't want to say i'm not a no broker. but what did you think is...
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third-quarter 2012 are approximately 5600 commercial banking organizations in the united states. subvocal days, roughly 5500 were community banks assets of less than 10 billion. these community focused organizations comprise 90.6% of all banks in only 12% of the industry's assets. another group numbering nearly 70 big in organizations with assets between 10 and 250 billion account for 1.2% of banks to control 19% of the asset. the remaining group, megabanks, assets between 250 billion in 3 trillion is made up of a merit 12 institutions. these dozen behemoths account for roughly 0.2 comments 0.2% of all banks but this was 69% of all the assets of the industry. the 12 institutions presently account for 69% of total industry is that their candidates to be considered too big to fail because of the threat they could pose to the financial system and the economy should want to market. i contrasted any other 99.8% of banking institutions get on top of the most likely be handled with private sector ownership changes and minimal government intervention. however why does this work for 99.8%
third-quarter 2012 are approximately 5600 commercial banking organizations in the united states. subvocal days, roughly 5500 were community banks assets of less than 10 billion. these community focused organizations comprise 90.6% of all banks in only 12% of the industry's assets. another group numbering nearly 70 big in organizations with assets between 10 and 250 billion account for 1.2% of banks to control 19% of the asset. the remaining group, megabanks, assets between 250 billion in 3...
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of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent probably the better part of 16 hours in harry's office as the negotiations went back and forth. there were three parties to that negotiation: senator mcconnell, the president of the united states, and harry reid. there wasn't a minute that passed that e-mails weren't being transferred back and forth to put together the coalition that passed this historic measure and avoided the economic disaster that otherwise would have occurred. it wasn't the first time that i've seen harry in that position. behind closed doors without a lot
of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent...
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welcome to the united states senate. over the christmas holidays much of our nation was foikdz on what congress would do to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. what was large-missing from that conversation was how to address the much greater and more damaging problem, our growing national debt. i'm not exactly sure what the definition of fiscal cliff was. i think it is different meanings to different people. we dealt with a portion of the fiscal cliff. a slight delay in skwaeurgs and the consequences -- sequestration and the bush tax cuts expiring on december 31. but the problem, the serious problem is our national debt. last year's budget shortfall reached $1.1 trillion, the fourth straight year of trillion-dollar deficit spending. this out-of-control government spending increased our national debt to a record $16 trillion, which is more than the entire u.s. economy produced in goods and services in the entire year of 2012. last week secretary geithner notified congress that government will reach its borrowing limit as so
welcome to the united states senate. over the christmas holidays much of our nation was foikdz on what congress would do to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. what was large-missing from that conversation was how to address the much greater and more damaging problem, our growing national debt. i'm not exactly sure what the definition of fiscal cliff was. i think it is different meanings to different people. we dealt with a portion of the fiscal cliff. a slight delay in skwaeurgs and the...
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take the issue of the future of our united kingdom. many people say to me well, obviously you just have to ignore what is happening in scotland, and the fact that i said no. if the scottish people have voted for an s. as mp government the west mr. barletta should be constructed. we should trust the people, given that choice. that is why there will be a referendum on whether scotland states and the united kingdom, and i passionately believe that it showed and i hope that it will. and i think it's the same in some ways on this issue. you can put your head in the sand, you can pretend that some of this issue will go away, and that somehow if this will turn out all right. i think that is simply incredible. there's a huge debate underway about britain's place in europe. there's massive change coming in terms of the european union and single currency. the right answer, the bold patch, the answer international interest is to get out there, shake the debate, when for britain, put it to the british people and secure our economic or political fu
take the issue of the future of our united kingdom. many people say to me well, obviously you just have to ignore what is happening in scotland, and the fact that i said no. if the scottish people have voted for an s. as mp government the west mr. barletta should be constructed. we should trust the people, given that choice. that is why there will be a referendum on whether scotland states and the united kingdom, and i passionately believe that it showed and i hope that it will. and i think...
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this is the vice president of the united states. >> how old are you? [inaudible] >> and how old are you, 17? >> eleven spent what's your name? >> griffin. >> come on back, let's get a picture. stand right in front. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. i don't want a handshake mom. i winner, too. that's what i want another one. raise your right hand, please. do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear the true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations. good for us. >> good to see you again. >> mom, take care of her, will you? all right. >> ann grier. >> thank you very much. >> are you going to hold the bible? hey, how are you? good to see you. how are you? welcome back. bob, would you raise your
this is the vice president of the united states. >> how old are you? [inaudible] >> and how old are you, 17? >> eleven spent what's your name? >> griffin. >> come on back, let's get a picture. stand right in front. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. i don't want a handshake mom. i winner, too. that's what i want another one. raise your right hand, please. do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will support and defend the constitution of the...
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who died a firearm death lived in the united states. there is no evidence that our children are more careless, that they're more suicidal or that they're more violent. but they are dying by gunfire. why? i'm going to first talk about the relationship between homicide and firearms. the first thing to get out of the way from the start is that we are not a more violent nation than other high income nations. we are not a more violent society. we don't fight more in school, and we do not commit more violent crimes. it's a mistake to conflate lethal violence with overall violence. the next slide is meant to demonstrate that. if you look at the rates of violet crimes in the -- violent crimes in the united states and compare them to other industrialized high income countries, what you see is our rates of car theft, of burglary, of robbery, of sexual assault and of all violent crimes falls right in the middle. there are other studies that look at whether kids in the united states are more likely to get into serious fights at school. they're not.
who died a firearm death lived in the united states. there is no evidence that our children are more careless, that they're more suicidal or that they're more violent. but they are dying by gunfire. why? i'm going to first talk about the relationship between homicide and firearms. the first thing to get out of the way from the start is that we are not a more violent nation than other high income nations. we are not a more violent society. we don't fight more in school, and we do not commit more...
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the case of united states v. reid in the fourth said it sounds like it won't take that long, but it turns out these procedures take a while. it's the initial time that had been taken at the stop, the investigation, the field sobriety test, and sometimes these folks get to the hospital, and they're not given first priority, so there's sometimes some waiting at the hospital. >> so is it okay to let the police officers take the blood? blel, we think that's a different question and one that the court reserved in schmerber. there was a medical personnel taking the blood in that case, but it's said if we had a different case, we'd is ask whether the situation invited an unjustified element of personal risk of infection and pain. so we think the court should get a case that has a record on this, and then it could make a determination -- >> if we rule in your favor, we will. >> i'm not sure that that's true. the reason that a few states have considered is basically out of necessity. it is just in rural jurisdictions it's
the case of united states v. reid in the fourth said it sounds like it won't take that long, but it turns out these procedures take a while. it's the initial time that had been taken at the stop, the investigation, the field sobriety test, and sometimes these folks get to the hospital, and they're not given first priority, so there's sometimes some waiting at the hospital. >> so is it okay to let the police officers take the blood? blel, we think that's a different question and one that...
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we have an eds department, electronic voting systems unit in the general office. well, there should be one in every borough office. we are literally taking staff, okay, you from poll workers, you, time to reduce. there needs to be an evs the unit in every borough office, and we can be starting analysis right after the election because these people are dedicated to that. not that they're doing poll worker payroll or absentee. so a lot of it is budget, and we need more staff to get this work done. poll worker recruitment and definitely poll worker training. i listened to everybody, and this is one of our goals this year is poll worker training. we are looking to try to change our manuals, to a troubleshooting guide. because we feel like something has to give. it's quite difficult, and i'm interested in talking to dean after this is over, but we have a six-hour exam your a six-hour training plus an exam that they have to take. and we still have the same issues at the polling place. >> thank you, dawn. dean? >> i guess my hope is that, over the next year or two we can
we have an eds department, electronic voting systems unit in the general office. well, there should be one in every borough office. we are literally taking staff, okay, you from poll workers, you, time to reduce. there needs to be an evs the unit in every borough office, and we can be starting analysis right after the election because these people are dedicated to that. not that they're doing poll worker payroll or absentee. so a lot of it is budget, and we need more staff to get this work...
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they differ all across the united states but in many cases there is more than one entrance. every classroom has an outdoor entrance. where are you going to put your arm the guard, which end of the school would you like him? there are estimates it's like $18 billion to put an armed guard in every school. i don't think that is productive. i will tell you what i think is productive, and it gets back to the mental health situation and the counselors situation. you need a safe haven for doctors and counselors because of a counselor goes and finds out that she can talk -- my sister in law has been a counselor for 40 years or so. you can tell if there is an inclination in a child just as you heard from some of the people here that he's got to do something possibly a little strange. one kid i heard about wrote bomb on his desk. that would enlighten me to say i hope he's not going to blow us up, but most counselors today, and many doctors are afraid to report, therefore it never gets to the national database because they are worried about being sued. in my state it's particularly one
they differ all across the united states but in many cases there is more than one entrance. every classroom has an outdoor entrance. where are you going to put your arm the guard, which end of the school would you like him? there are estimates it's like $18 billion to put an armed guard in every school. i don't think that is productive. i will tell you what i think is productive, and it gets back to the mental health situation and the counselors situation. you need a safe haven for doctors and...
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they are too mad who want to cause a civil rights advanced in the united states. c-span: you have a phrase issue quote quite often in the book and i want to ask you where it came from. it is power is for power grows. power is for power grows. .com from? >> guest: wenden johnson says it. when people say to him, don't take the vice presidency. right now you are a powerful majority leader. don't take the vice presidency. he won't have any power. johnson says power is for power goes, meaning i can make power in any situation. his whole life, nothing in his life previously makes that seem because that is exactly what he had done all his life. he was a junior congressman. he got himself a position of real power. he took the job as whip in the senate. nothing he wanted he made for power. took the majority leader chopped in how much power. and that he could do the same thing with the vice presidency. c-span: entity? >> guest: now, but he tried right at the beginning into fascinating lives. he tries to remain as the chairman, de facto, chairman of the democratic caucus, al
they are too mad who want to cause a civil rights advanced in the united states. c-span: you have a phrase issue quote quite often in the book and i want to ask you where it came from. it is power is for power grows. power is for power grows. .com from? >> guest: wenden johnson says it. when people say to him, don't take the vice presidency. right now you are a powerful majority leader. don't take the vice presidency. he won't have any power. johnson says power is for power goes, meaning...